Anyone have a USEFUL suggestion which to concider, or should I concider one at all?
I guess it depends on what you are wanting to do. SAN or NAS are really for online, on demand file serving. If that's what you want, then go for it. There are plenty of reviews of various devices out there.
If you just want a backup solution to replace the failing tapes and tape drives, though.... It's darn hard to beat a large hard drive in a USB or SATA case right now. Heck, they're cheap. Buy two. Keep one on-site for the dailies, and take one home or to the safety deposit box for the weeklies/monthlies.
